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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Aug 19, 2010
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Betty Crocker's Heart Healthy Cookbook shares a recipe! Enjoy these delicious bars with orange frosting that’s perfect for a dessert.

Ginger-Orange Bars

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 1 hr 15 min
  • Servings 48
  • Ingredients 14
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Ingredients

Ginger-Orange Bars

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup Gold Medal™ whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 2/3 cup buttermilk
  • 2 teaspoons grated orange peel

Orange Frosting

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon butter, softened
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
  • 2 to 4 tablespoons orange juice
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°. Spray jelly roll pan, 15 1/2x10 1/2x1 inch, with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    Beat sugar and butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses and egg.
  • Step 
    3
    Mix all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda and ginger in small bowl; add to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating on low speed until blended. Stir in orange peel. Spread in pan.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • Step 
    5
    Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix all frosting ingredients until smooth, adding enough orange juice for desired spreading consistency. Spread over cooled bars. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows.

Nutrition

80 Calories
2 1/2g Total Fat
0g Protein
14g Total Carbohydrate
9g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
80
Calories from Fat
20
Total Fat
2 1/2g
4%
Saturated Fat
1g
6%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
45mg
2%
Potassium
70mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
14g
5%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
9g
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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